Description
Telegram rlottie Numeric Truncation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Telegram. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the rlottie library. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write before the start of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-30207.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telegram | Telegram | 6.6.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rlottie | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | rlottie | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | rlottie | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | rlottie | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | rlottie | No fix yet | — |